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No. 390,258. Patented Oct. 2, 1888.

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UNITED STATES PATENT Orricii.

ADOLPH G. SOHUTZ, OF BROOKLYN, ASSIGNOR TO THE NATIONAL PROGRESSBUNOHING MACHINE COMPANY, OF NE\V YORK, N. Y.

ClGAR-BUNCHING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 390,258, dated October2, 18188.

App ication filed NovemherBO, 1687. Serial No. 256,503. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADOLPH O. SOHUTZ, of the city of Brooklyn, Kingscounty, New York, have invented an Improved OigarBunching Machine, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide an lmproved bunch-former ormechanical hand wherein the tobacco is placed to form a bunch IO orfiller; also, to provide an improved device for rolling and shaping thecigar-bunch and at the same time applying a binder to the bunch.

The invention consists in the novel arrangement and combinations ofparts that will be I 5 more fully hereinafter set forth.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in Which Figure 1 is a front elevation, partly insec- 2 3 tron, (on the line 0 c, Fig. 3,) ofmy improved cigar-formingapparatus. Fig. 2 is a plan vlew, partly broken away, showing therollers for shaping the ciganbunch, the rollingapron being removed, alsoshowing part of my im proved bunchformer. Fig. 3 is a side elevat on ofmy improved apparatus, part of one side of the table being broken away,disclosing my improved bunch former or mechanical hand. Fig. 4 is asectional side elevation of a modification of the bunch-former. Figs. 5,6, and 7 are detail end views of the rollers for shaping and rolling thebunch, shown in the placed that one end is within convenient reach ofthe operator, and at this end the board D 5 has an upwardly-curved partor lip, a, which is concave on its inner side, as in Fig. 3. E is acurved plate placed when used against the outer side of the lip a.

The upper part, b, of the plate E projects somewhat above the lip c andis curved inward, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. The curved plate E issecured to levers or arms d, which are pivoted at c to the sides of theplate I). The levers (Z carry a weight, f, or analogous spring, whichtends to raise the plate E. A flange or stop, 9, limits the upwardmotion of the curved plate E.

Instead of making the plate E movable on D, E maybe madestationary and Dmovable, their relative displacement being only used to facilitate thedischarge of the filler from the plate D.

The parts D E a bin the position shown in Fig. 3 form what I term amechanical hand, in which the tobacco-leaves to form a bunch are placed.The curved lip a and the movable plate E conform to the shape of oneside of a cigar.

In forming a cigar bunch or filler the tobacco-leaves are placed in themechanical hand D E and against the concave parts a or b, or both, andthere made into the required shape by the operator, any ends of thetobacco that project over the edges of the plate D being torn off alongthe edge of the plate D or E, whereby the length ofthe bu nch isdetermined. Vhen a sufficient quantity of tobacco to form a filler hasbeen placed in the former or mechanical hand, the movable curved plate Eis crowded down by hand till its upper edge is even with or below theupper face ofthe lip a. The bunch may now be readily removed from theformer without altering the shape thereof by drawing it over the top ofthe lip a, and it is then placed in the cavity h of a roller and 8shaper,F. In the modification shown in Fig.

4 the curved lip a of the plate D is replaced by the upper part, b, ofthe movable plate E, which serves the same purpose in conjunction withthe plate D; but when a lip a of proper 0 size is used the movable plateE may be dis pensed with.

The hunch is formed in the mechanical hand shown in Fig. 4 in mannersimilar to that described with reference to Figs. 1,2, and 3. The rollerF is of tapering or conical form, as shown, for the purpose of carryinga sectorshaped apron, G, the cavity h in the roller being also tapering,to conform with the tapering loop or pocket made by the slack of theapron in said cavity. By using a sector-shaped apron I am enabled toform a tapering loop for the bunch, said tapering loop being used toroll a tapering bunch. The roller F is mounted upon a shaft, 2', that ishung in bearingsj on the under side of the table A. The roller F ispreferably set at such an angle, as shown in Fig. 1, that the surface ofthe roller will be about on a level with the table A and may projectthrough an opening therein. The sector-shaped apron G is secured to theroller F by screws or otherwise, as atl Z", preferably on the sideopposite the cavity h. The apron G also passes over two taperingrollers, m n, that are hung in suitable bearings on the under side ofthe table A. The rollers m a are made tapering to help support thesectorshaped apron and to conform to the shape of the roller F. Thebearings for the rollers m a are preferably adjustable. (See Fig. 2.)The roller on is placed somewhat close to the roller F, while therollernis placed at a distance, so as to take up the slack of the apronwhen the cigar-bunch is being rolled; also to leave room for the bunch.The apron G covers the cavity h in the roller F.

The roller F may be turned to roll the bunch and apply the binder byhand, foot-power, or otherwise, as desired. In the drawingsI have showna foot-power arrangement for turning the roller, which is as follows:Secured to the ends of the rollerF are two rollers or pulleys, 0p. Tothe roller 0 on the under side is se cured a cord or strap, q. Theopposite end of the cord q is secured to a wheel, 1', mounted on ashaft,'S, hung in the frame B. To the pulley p on its upper side issecured aeord or strap, t. The cord 15 passes over a pulley, a, hung inbearings on the table A, and is secured at its opposite end to a spring,'0, carried by a treadle, H, pivoted in the frame B; or it may besecured directly to the treadle, or a weight may be used in place of thespring. The treadle H is connected by means of a rod, 20, with a crank,00, on the shaft S.

My improved machine operates as follows: The bunch is first formed inthe mechanical hand or former D a or D a E, as before explained. It isthen placed upon the apron G and pressed into the cavity h, as in Fig.5, a binder for the bunch being first placed over the cavity h and uponthe apron. The wheel r is now turned in the direction of the arrow aFig. 3, by raising the rod w, which draws upon the strap q, turning theroller F in the bunch will be freed from the apron, as in Fig.

7, and may be readily removed from the roller. A pin, (1", on the rollerF at this moment strikes a stop, a, on the table A, which limits furtherforward movement of the roller F; but any other suitable stop may beused for this purpose. The cavity h is now in the downward position, asshown in Fig. 7. The roller F will be returned to the first position(shown in side view in Figs. 3 and 5) by the downward movement of thetreadle H, drawing upon the cord t.

Cigar-bunches made by this machine will have good shape, being formedinto a proper taper by the conical or tapered rollers Fm and thesectorshaped apron G. By adjusting the rollers m a with relation to theroller F bunches may be formed having any desired taper or shape.

It is evident that the mechanical hand herein shown could be used inconnection with rollers of other form, if preferred.

The machine is of advantage over handbunching, because it produces thefillers of substantially equal lengths, and also because in the concavelip of the plate D each filler is given the same desired bulge.

Having now described my invention,whatI claim is 1. The plate D, havingconcave lip a, combined with the curved plate E, part of which projectsover the lip a, one of said plates being movable on the other,substantially as described.

2. The plate D, combined with the movable plate E, having curved part b,which projects over the plate D, substantially as described.

3. The bunch former plate D and plate E, having curved part b, thatprojects over the plate D, combined with the roller F, havingbunch-cavity h and apron G, substantially as herein shown and described.

4. The combination of the tapering roller .F, having taperingbunch-cavity h, sectorshaped apron G, carried by the roller F, and

tapering rollers m and n, all arranged for operation substantially asherein shown and de scribed.

ADOLPH C. SOHUTZ.

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HARRY M. TURK, GUSTAV SOHNEPPE.

